<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.1" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>sciencegeekgirl.com</title>
	<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com</link>
	<description>science education, communication, and myths</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:46 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival &#8211; October in DC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I neglected to write a post with real content last week, but I have one in the works!  Stay tuned.  For now, though, here&#8217;s a note about an science festival event in DC that they&#8217;re trying to create some advance buzz on.  I&#8217;m a big fan of science festivals &#8212; bring science to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/03/10/usa-science-engineering-festival-october-in-dc/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Speaking of Physics&#8230; The Art of Science Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote a guest editorial for the American Physics Society&#8217;s Forum on Education newsletter, on my experiences as a science educator and communicator:
As a young physicist, I’ve had the immense good fortune to work with several expert communicators, like David Kestenbaum, to learn the best ways to bring science to diverse audiences. I realized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/03/02/speaking-of-physics-the-art-of-science-communication/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Facing Facebook&#8230;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m working on an abstract for the AAPT.  What do people think about this idea?
Facing Facebook:  Social media in and out of the classroom
Your students are already using tools like Facebook and Twitter.  In fact, they’re often using them when you’d rather they’d be doing something else (like paying attention in class). How can we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/03/01/facing-facebook/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>I always knew I rocked&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And now I have visual proof&#8230;  (that&#8217;s me in pink)

]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/28/i-always-knew-i-rocked/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Will it sink or float?  Soda cans and density.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many teachers know the value of finding those surprising science experiments and demonstrations that hook kids&#8217; attention.  One popular one is to have kids predict whether soda cans will sink or float, which turns out to be a nice hook for ideas of density.  Kids generally figure that if one thing of a kind sinks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/26/will-it-sink-or-float-soda-cans-and-density/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>PhET on Voice of America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our PhET interactive simulation project was just featured on Voice of America. It&#8217;s a nice short piece that gives information about PhET and why it&#8217;s helpful for student learning. Kudos to my boss Kathy Perkins who was succinct and clear &#8212; not always an easy task.
Below is the text from the VOA site
And here is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/19/phet-on-voice-of-america/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>The Exploratorium discovers anti-gravity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Exploratorium museum houses many wonderful science and perception exhibits, one of which is the anti-gravity mirror &#8212; a simple perception exhibit consisting of a big mirror with a platform hidden on the back side.  The explainers (the high school kids employed by the Exploratorium to do a lot of the demos and help visitors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/15/the-exploratorium-discovers-anti-gravity/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Summer programs for science teachers and students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of winter&#8217;s snowfalls, it&#8217;s time to consider what you (and your students) might be doing this summer.  Here is a list of all the different summer program  opportunities for science teachers and students I&#8217;ve run across recently.
Firstly, NSTA publishes a list of professional development opportunities here.  Their list includes:

The STORM Project [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/14/summer-programs-for-science-teachers-and-students/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Plexiglas breaks in weird ways (science writing on the side)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my copious spare time (!), I do some freelance writing assignments.  I recently got a fun assignment from my acquaintance and colleague David Ehrenstein at Physical Review Focus.  (I met David many years ago at a National Association of Science Writers conference&#8230; before a talk started, I heard someone ask &#8220;Could you explain Dark [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/12/plexiglas-breaks-in-weird-ways-science-writing-on-the-side/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Aspiring Teachers &#8211; Speak up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Tomorrow (which does really good work) is creating a new survey of teachers, to get the lay of the land in teacher prep.  This one is the first one, I believe, in which they&#8217;re including aspiring teachers.  Here is the blurb &#8212; if you&#8217;re seeking your credentials, consider contributing your voice to the survey!  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2010/02/10/aspiring-teachers-speak-up/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
